Mr. Greene and Ms. Sintra initially think that Pedro has this type of learning disability.
Academic/Achievement Skills Disorder
100
What do school boards base their decisions on about a child being gifted?
Combo of factors: measure of academic aptitude or intelligence, performance in school, and recommendations from teachers.
100
The capacity to produce exceptional performance
What is talent
100
Pedro’s practical abilities could be considered a facet of intelligence as proposed by this theory:
Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
100
This is the difference between ADD and ADHD
Presence of hyperactivity and impulsiveness is more prevalent in ADHD
200
Pedro is described as a slow learner, and we see him talking in class, fidgeting, and unable to complete assignments, which could be an indication of this emotional/behavioural disorder.
ADD
200
Programs in which gifted students are removed from their regular classes to receive
Special instruction.
pull-out programs
200
Activity that is designed to improve one's skills in a particular area
What is Deliberate practice
200
True/False: One of the main controversies in intelligence is a lack of agreement on the exact definition of intelligence.
False: One of the main controversies in intelligence comes from the nature/nurture debate
200
A numerical measure of distance from the average score is
What is Standard deviation
300
In order to help Pedro succeed, Mr. Greene must provide this to Pedro’s individual curriculum.
True or False: Gifted programs tend to be more common in elementary and middle
schools than in high schools.
True
300
A source of the desire to improve one's talent
What is enjoyment of activity, internalization of the value of improving one's skill for his/her own sake OR external support
300
This is the ability to solve new problems, figure out what to do when one is not sure what to do, and acquire new skills.
Fluid intelligence
300
Learning disabilities are usually and hard to point out
What is invisible
400
A learning disabilityInstead of only having an IQ test, Pedro’s teachers should have tested him for one of these.
A learning disability
400
True or False: Many problems confront children with gifts, including boredom and
frustration in school.
TRUE
400
These students need a lot of support to engage in activities that will enhance their talent.
Who are students with special needs
400
Despite his academic performance, Pedro demonstrated both logical-mathematical and linguistic abilities while working at his father’s store. These two forms of intelligence are a part of which theory of intelligence?
Multiple-intelligences theory
400
This movement argued for selective mating to “improve” the human race.
Eugenics
500
This is one of the indicators, which may have let Mr. Greene think that Pedro had a learning disability.
Low achievement in school
500
Teaching methods for students who are gifted should encourage the following:
Abstract thinking, creativity, and independence
500
Students who show talent and show (same word as first blank) promise typically receive more encouragement to pursue deliberate practice
Who are students who show early talent and early promise?
500
This is the belief that intelligence can be improved through effort.